CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Hometown: Checotah, Okla. Nominations: The three-time CMA Awards co-host nabbed two nominations – top female vocalist and album of the year. Download: "Undo It" He Completes Her: The 27-year-old is still gushing about her newly married status, telling PEOPLE of her hockey star husband, "Mike [Fisher]'s the missing piece to my puzzle – he's a few pieces."